Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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parts‚ reached more than five kilometres inland.The meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast amid warnings of a tsunami of between six and 10 metres. Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan have been engulfed by a seven-metre tsunami‚ while a four-metre wave swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast.Residents have been ordered to high ground and stay away from the coast as tsunamis can strike in several waves.Seismologists say the
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in one of the world’s highest levels of crop yields per unit place‚ with an overall agricultural frugal rate of about 50% on fewer than 56‚000 km² cultivated. About 73% of Japan is occupied by mountains‚ with a mountain range running through each of the main islands 10% of the world’s active volcanoes are found in Japan Japan has become a world leader in research on causes and prediction of earthquakes. The making of advanced technology has permitted the construction of skyscrapers even in earthquake
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Bartending in Japan In America‚ bartending is seen as something any college kid can do; all you need is to take a one-time class and be able to deal with drunken people. In Japan‚ however‚ bartending is a little different. Contrasting to America’s laid-back brashness‚ Japanese bartending is just a bit more refined. It captures a certain aesthetic and attitude towards one’s work unique to Japan. Unlike quick and dirty American mixing styles‚ bartenders in Japan inject a lot of care into their drink
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Despite the nuclear catastrophes of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan is one of the world’s foremost leaders economically‚ because of their continued peace with other countries which provided great trade benefits. In Hiroshima the characters learned from their past by helping others in similar predicaments as they were‚ which enabled the community to grow. Mr. Tanimoto had been stripped of his land‚ personal items‚ and and home but he still continued to help in the nuclear war. In order to grow
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xxxx Medical Surgical October 20‚ 2011 LVN vs. RN: Scope of Practices Many nursing professionals begin their careers as LVNs (License Vocational Nurse) and later complete the requirements as a bridge to the RN. The role of the LVN has always been to provide direct care to patients in the medical setting. They usually work under the supervision of a physician or RN and perform lesser tasks than a registered nurse. The role of the RN (Registered Nurse) was specifically assigned to be a supervisory
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Modernization of Japan Leslie Owen SOC 315 Dr. Randall Norris June 5‚ 2010 Japan has been shaped and molded with the help of many other cultures. Japan was originally founded on the Tang Dynasty in the year 710 but shortly after developed its own take on traditional Chinese ways (Roskin‚ 2011)‚ so there is a clear similarity when discussing China and Japan. Not only has the Chinese culture affected Japan‚ but the countries of America‚ England‚ The Netherlands and many
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This assignment is an analysis on PEST environment for Japan‚ prepared for the audience who are several managers from the Food and Beverage industry interested in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Japan. The following pages discuss the political-legal environment‚ economy environment‚ social-culture environment and technological environment in Japan allowing with random but related issues in each environments. Before any attempt on FDI in Japan‚ it is important for potential investors to know how
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interesting facts that make up the geography of Japan.The island of Honshu is the largest island of all of Japan and is also the main island. Tokyo is located on this island‚this island also has the major port and harbor: Yokohama. Kobe is one of an important commercial centers. All of these cities and businesses are important and are all located on the island of Honshu. Shikoku is the smallest island of Japan‚ it borders on the East‚ which is by the Pacific Ocean‚ and on the West‚which is near the Inland
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EBAY in Japan Pierre Omidyar‚ a software programmer created Auction Web which later became eBay in 1995. Over the next 11 years it would acquire 24 companies making it a very successful company. In the late 1990’s eBay began to explore opportunities in the international market. It’s website was gaining popularity in Canada‚ the UK‚ and Germany. As its popularity increased it began to set up websites in several European Countries including Korea and Australia. It soon began to venture out
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